This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. In the last episode of the series Bobby gets his revenge on the Wolf for last week's grilling and the Wolf lays down a chilling challenge for the current top. We didnt go behind the goal we were in fact on the side terrace . Millwalls letter to fans was weak, pathetic and not worthy of a club that has done fine work in the community over the years. [14] The penalty that Millwall faced was perhaps that the club's name was now "synonymous with everything that was bad in football and society". By your password For my troubles, i got his Kung Fu numchuckers (?) Please try again. Your previous content has been restored. try telling that to harry the dog, bobby the wolf, mad pat and winkle harry the dog is dead, ginger bob is a fat old cunt and dont know the other two, I do however, know a few millwall of today and i wouldnt shit myslf put it that way The game saw hundreds of West Ham fans invade the pitch on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. After that followd chelsea all over uk in our not so great (at least on the field) days. Comedy gold. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. This aroused considerable excitement among the spectators. They have a prominent place in football culture that means they have a relevance that. : A police spokeswoman said that 47 police officers and 24 police horses were injured, and the Metropolitan Police considered suing the club after the events. Never to be forgotten and yes, i agree, fans today simply cannot comprehend what it was like week in week out - especially away. Could you please allow adverts on this domain by switching it off. It was a different world back then. In the late 70s/early 80s there was a mini-series about notable, for one reason or another, football clubs. , Word Wise Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2021, Worst piece of fiction I have ever read,should have called it, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2020, I thought it was about harry the dog but the book is rubbish from the first page to the last. Replies (0) 0 0. chalmetteowl New Orleans Saints Fan Chalmette Member since Jan 2008 42012 posts Online . : A gang of retired hooligans have been targeted by the BBC for a special thugs-reunited TV show. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The scheme introduced by Paphitis now only applies to perceived high-risk away games. The Cap Member Posts: 972 Joined: 26 May 2008 17:22 Location: 'Avin a larf. 21 Toughest British Football Hooligan Firms Ever!! That Bobby the Wolf is still around, lives up Brentwood, But unfortunately the coach broke down ! "[8] In the 1920s Millwall's ground was closed for two weeks after a Newport County goalkeeper, who had been struck by missiles, jumped into the crowd to confront some of the home supporters and was knocked unconscious. Although he had played for eight different clubs, playing his fewest games (four) for Millwall, and was signed to Bradford City at the time, the BBC used the headline, "Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder". October 31, 2014 in Chelsea FC Vintage. I guess most people have worked out they're spoof books, a football hooligan version of Spinal Tap but not as funny. [35][36], In April 2013, Millwall met Wigan Athletic in a semi-final of the FA Cup. Soulboy Sign up for a new account in our community. [33] Other examples of this include archive footage of their hooligan element's past bad behaviour being shown, when disorder has occurred at other grounds, not involving them. OrCity Centre why the special always got taken to theStation near the ground. Sunderland in the Milk Cup, home and away and by all accounts at Parsons Green, Tottenham in 1978 I was at Seven Sisters and we did really well, and Upton Park in 1981 which rarely gets mentioned. Unable to add item to List. The ground not relisting how far it was from the town. The locals were not happy and I remember seeing Billy, the Millwall fan at the beginning of the programme, after the game chuntering on. By Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in. Came down on the train!. Good old days we had some great fun back then. Then walked through all the side streets without making too much noice. Take away the fans and many of the games on the pitch are no better than watching paint dry, but I bet they don't have the comradeship, and the crack like we used to, win lose or draw.and I don't mean the game, I dont get wound up by it anymore.We are obviously a much bigger club than in our so called sh*t days..Its a truism..We got lucky because we have an owner that loves his purchase as much as he canNow these smaller clubs just cant find the quality of owner as we didOH and erm man city did, Ive read bits about us at millwall in the 70s..Id like to tell it as i can remember it.Ill start by saying i cant remember sleeping the night b4 this , for us, famous or maybe infamous match of footy and fans..I rememberfrom the point of being on a station somewhere with around 50 plus Blues..These Blues were the biz and wanted to do the do at millwall that dayI remember many trains passing as i heard we were waiting for Bs mob to join up with..For some reason this didnt occur..Our little following of blues made the journey to the OLD DENA horrid place to walk .Remember we walked under underpasses and the fear, for me anyway, was building footstep by footstep.Getting to the ground it was obvious we had to be quiet as we entered the COLD BLOW LANE ENDIt was reletively early so vast numbers at that point wernt aboutAs we got into the CBL i noticed how ridiculous, in my opinion, it was that they had a small wooden hut that sold progs on the terrace itselfI expected us to be quiet until maybe some bigger cfc mob came inIt wasnt soSome blokes adrenalin got the better of him and he shoutedCHEELLSSEEAA..it went very quickly to the chelsea in attendance steaming the millwall who were in their home endThe surprise element of it meant they initially ran.They came back quickly thoThe melay that followed saw chaps of all sizes and coloursfighting in sporadic areas of the cbl.It got so that to recognise friend from foe was difficult..I recognised a bloke i knew as scotty.Then another who was standing there smiling like a catI at this point was making my way to the upper part of the terrace petrified but excited millwall had been run..We eventually went onto the pitch and made our way to the other endMillwalls mob came too ..Lots of mayhem occured and i remember meeting up with a lost pal in the side terrace laterWe saw a large cfc contingent enter the away fans end and i just pressumed it was Bs lot coming late.It was scary from start to finishI was young and got myself home in thankful safety..A great day tho.I know plenty of real hard footy boys that have never stood in the old CBL..Im proud i did even if it wasnt for very long. Seen it before.not a bad docu and some noted faces appear and quality fight footage of west 'aaam in action v Millwall Man U and others. , File size Bryan's Gunn. The call for unity was framed in a strange way. , Publisher We played Millwall shortly after the documentry was aired and one of my mates said the curly haired lad with glasses was in the away end at Leicester and they had a bit of a chat through the fence . A large proportion of the 2,000 fans in The Den on Saturday expressed their outrage when the teams took the knee before the game against Derby County. I met him once. Borata had an incredible game that night. Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at Upton Park on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. played on my head for a few seconds!. July 3, 2022 In types of dismissive avoidant deactivating strategies. The Sex Pistols have just released Never Mind the Bollocks, power blackouts are plunging the United Kingdom into darkness, and the Yorkshire Ripper is on the prowl. Back to top. took all reasonable precautions in accordance with the requirements of FA Rule 31(A)(II)." And don't forget cambridge away first game of the season when the general was in all the newspapers what a mob that plus pop robson scoring the winner.on his debut and brighton in the cup bank holiday weekend the rows started on the friday night , and finished with us all over the pitch and the old bill running everywhere, That was the norm Steve remember the northbrook with Millwall and aving cass pennant on the door never helped did it now i would say 1970s right up to the 80s was the best until it become trendy to be a chelseaa thug. Bobby SVARC Bobby the Wolf - F-Troop. 2. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? 27 February 2015 Dr Desperate Harry appears at 2:00 and 15:04 in the above YouTube clip, and with the rest of F Troop at 30:15 ("Bobby The Wolf, Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Winkle piled into the bus") 27 February 2015 Bobby SVARC An alcoholic who died in a shop doorway. Great post Mike. Nov 10, 2009. And so the narrative shifts, at least in the minds of those whose conduct created the situation. Please try again. They sing: No one likes us, we dont care. A distorted version of working-class pride has grown in south-east London that appeals to boneheaded contrarians like Rod Liddle. Early 80's without a doubt. I was at Upton Park in 1979 in the old second division when we beat them 1-0. Bobby Robson, then manager of Ipswich, said of Millwall fans afterward, "They [the police] should have turned the flamethrowers on them". Was he the one with the longish frizzy hair who steamed into some home end on his own does anyone know? The North Stand boys in the mid/late 70's, Gate 17 had the Bridge a reputation but it is fair to say our general support in numbers never met our away in terms of ratio to the opposition. Posted by chalmetteowl on 1/29/21 at 8:01 pm to S. quote: How did we miss Cardiff hiring Mick? [37] Towards the end of the match, violence broke out in part of the stand allocated to Millwall, with individuals fighting amongst themselves and then against police, resulting in 14 arrests, of which two were Wigan supporters. Cbl was scarry. : Three Millwall fans received three-month prison sentences and six-year banning orders. Millwall are a team with a relatively small fanbase but their significance in the English game is massive. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Try again. A rising young soccer player was stabbed last night after being ambushed by three fans of a rival team. Very hairy outside that night. Many fans blame the scheme for diminishing Millwall's away support, such as at Leeds United where fans are issued with vouchers which are then exchanged for tickets at a designated point of West Yorkshire Police's choosing on the day of the game. Both those Millwall games Chelsea were hugely impressive, but there are other one offs that were similar. Scotland Yard withdrew its threat to sue, stating: "In light of the efforts made and a donation to a charity helping injured police officers, the Metropolitan Police Service has decided not to pursue legal action against Millwall F.C. Not someone who was active, but was at most of the games when it went off big time and was inadvertently involved sometimes. It offers comradeship, excitement and glory. The surgical mask lot always cracked me up even in those days! It may not display this or other websites correctly. I mean he was that good.look at the quality job he has now.. Wasnt Harry the Dog a child minder or nursery assistant or somat like that? try telling that to harry the dog, bobby the wolf, mad pat and winkle, harry the dog is dead, ginger bob is a fat old cunt and dont know the other two, I do however, know a few millwall of today and i wouldnt shit myslf put it that way, Only know them names from that panorama documentary. [23], In January 1988, when Millwall were knocked out of the FA Cup by Arsenal in a third round match at Highbury, 41 Millwall hooligans, were arrested after clashing with Arsenal's firm The Herd. My last match was at home vs bloody Charlton, when we needed a win to stay in the 1st division, but couldnt make it and were relegated. [4] Millwall's hooligans are regarded by their rivals as amongst the stiffest competition, with Manchester United hooligan Colin Blaney describing them as being within the 'top four' firms in his autobiography 'Undesirables'[5] and West Ham hooligan Cass Pennant featuring them on his Top Boys TV YouTube channel, on which this fearsome reputation for violence was described. The BBC approached a number of teams and only Millwall agreed to become involved in the filming. Millwall has changed a lot since the days of Harry the Dog, Bobby the Wolf and the hooligan firms of the 70s . Mad times ( but great memories!). Loved early to mid 80s The millwall game remember them just before kick off giving it some and getting run out of the west.into the north and setting fire to everything they could . Loved early to mid 80s The millwall game remember them just before kick off giving it some and getting run out of the west.into the north and setting fire to everything they could . The Shed End Forum relies on revenue to pay for hosting and upgrades. One Millwall supporter was stabbed during clashes between the two sets of fans outside the ground. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. That was the basis for the film ID. Try again. Great days. but the thrill of turning up at some town un-escorted by Seor plod, going into the local pubs and having all the "banter", walking to the ground and thinking that our numbers were massive. It is on YouTube and very funny. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The game, won 20 by Hull, was overshadowed when seats, coins and plastic bottles were thrown by some away supporters. Many were rivals working for opposing companies and vying for the same business. in relation to the disorder". just got a text from a mate, newcastle fan, who is there tonight : "Fuck me, its a good job villa are wank, worse side ive seen in donkeys. : He. HomerJay, I was wearing a Tartan scarf with a CFC badge sewed on it!. [21], On the evening of 25 August 2009, clashes between some Millwall and West Ham fans outside Upton Park resulted in 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed. He was really gobby, and one of our lot gave him a hiding. The programme, called F-Troop, Treatment and the Half-way Line, after the three mobs that roamed The Den, introduced such characters as Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Bobby The Wolf to the wider public. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Sign up for a new account in our community. What he was doing there i've no idea, but he went home with a few bruise's!. They have a prominent place in football culture that means they have a relevance that exceeds their small-club status. The mob was at its peak when i was mid teens..Then in my opinion peaked again in the 80sNormally when i wasnt in the mob probablyhahahha. lunatics, If i had to pick an era from..A) DHs or B) SHs Id plump (marginally) for the DH eraThis era sw me too young , but took over my footy era thoughts. Three Millwall keepers in one match. Bobby the Wolf: The True Story of Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligan, and the West Ham's Intercity Firm's Top Boy Paperback - 20 Feb. 2022 by EWAN RILAD (Author) 1 rating See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited 0.99 to buy Paperback 4.99 1 New from 4.99 The Den has never been as universally white as some imagine. If they dont go down ill stick my cock in a blender", Watching it, villa woeful first half, all over Newcastle so far in 2nd, If it stays like this, lambert can't be there too much longer. 1977 some of you older chaps will remember this documentary. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings, help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. JavaScript is disabled. (Yes he called them Chelse). I knew a 'gooner' from Hayes in the 70's who went to our away games, because of this!!!. The BBC set the tone early when the narrator suggested: Millwall is more than a football club, its a way of life. All of us who lived out those days will, I am sure, never forget them. Football Hooligan, And the Leeds United Service Crews Top Boy. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. , Enhanced typesetting Im pretty sure this documentary was the basis for the film the firm with Gary Oldman. The booing on Saturday was despicable, the response last night appalling. After the fun and games on the pitch after the game we decide to make our own way back to the station, Where we had a couple of run in with a few of their boys in the end we jump on a bus back to the Station, Under DH and B there was a good gang of chelsea to roam the country in a viking thrilling way..Ive thought about this again and i have to have a slight preference for SH and the edge that was brought to the table..We must remember though that folk in charge of proceedings couldnt have achieved all that was done without the brave warriors that were ( yes ive chosen my words correctly) surrounding all scenarios. Sounds like a nice scarf. Bobby SVARC "Millwall You Will Die" 1/3/1971, Harry was still shitting yellow. 17th August was the first game of the 74/75 season which was away at Millwall is BobBob lost Winger Contributor Aug 23, 2022 #135 The Krankie Returns said: Just checked. 2nd February 74 was the home game. If I remember correctly the supporters coach broke down on the M4 when it was heading to Bristol Rovers. The pretence that the issue had gone away was maintained. About | . 13. Yeah it was the pub featured in the Panorama program became a Wetherspoons a couple of years before I moved down the line understand now demolished and is a block of flats the Saxon is now Lidls, RIP billy plummer.. millwall fan was a nice fella, Sorry to hear about that he was a good laugh Billy. i'm all for him until the Wolves face him. Still a tough place. Away support seemed to me better, than home support, when troube arised. 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